Cocos Island (Pacific of Costa Rica) coral reefs after the 1982-83 El Niño disturbance

Cocos Island coral reefs were adversely affected by tbe 1982-83 El Niño warming event. Surveys made in 1987 indicated dramatic coral mortality at aH depths (l -24m). Live coral cover on tbree studied coral reefs was 2.6, 2.9 and 3.5%. Population den sities of the corallivores Acanthaster planci and...

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Autores principales: Guzmán, Héctor M, Cortés, Jorge
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 1992
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24547

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